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The International Year of Light will consist of coordinated activities on national, regional and international levels. Activities will be planned so that people of all ages and all backgrounds can gain an appreciation for the central role of light in science and culture, and as a cross-cutting scientific discipline that can advance sustainable development.

24th Annual International Laser Physics Workshop LPHYS'15

The annual LPHYS conference has been established in 1991 by a group of top laser researchers under the leadership of A.M. Prokhorov, a winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize for invention of lasers. In 2015 it is hosted by the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

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IYL2015 is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health.